ennui

Meaning

Noun

A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.

Verb

To make bored or listless; to weary.

Synonyms

boredom

tedium

weariness

tediousness

monotony

tiresomeness

lassitude

melancholy

percussion

problem

tiresome

trouble

wearisome

wearisomeness

boredness

feeling of exhaustion

deadliness

disgust

irksomeness

languishing

languor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɒnˈwiː/

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French ennui, from Old French enui (“annoyance”), from enuier (modern French ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiō, from Latin in odiō (“hated”). Doublet of annoy.